Common Flameback

How to identify

Field marks

1. White supercilium, white cheek stripe and white throat separated by black stripes
2. Black-and-white spots on the underparts
3. Smaller bill than Greater Flameback; black nape
4. Red rump

Male, female and young

The male has a bright red crest; the female has a black crest with white stripes.

Voice

A loud, high-pitched call like a series of “kow-kowp” notes.

Similar species

Greater Flameback

Common Flameback has a smaller bill and a black nape; its call is very similar to Greater Flameback's.

Where and when it's recorded

Common Flameback has been recorded at 312 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Dairy Farm Nature ParkSingapore1,058 records
2. Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore1,016 records
3. Pasir Ris ParkSingapore893 records

Countries and regions with the most records

SingaporeThailandMalaysiaCambodiaVietnamIndonesiaIndiaBangladesh

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The common flameback (Dinopium javanense), also referred to as the common goldenback, is a small (28–30 cm), three-toed woodpecker in the family Picidae, found throughout South and Southeast Asia.

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